Héctor Álvarez resists the relentless hunt of his rivals and brilliantly proclaims himself the new European U23 champion

Super class victory. A week after winning two medals in the World Championship (silver in the road race and bronze in the time trial) Hector Alvarez Today he brilliantly proclaimed himself European road cycling champion in the U23 category.

The cyclist Benidormwho is active this year in the team’s training structure Lidl-Trek, He knew he was the favorite and eagerly traveled to Slovenia. Already in the preview he openly showed his cards: “I am very motivated and eager. After two medals we need to bring a jersey and we are going for it with everything.”

Ahead, a tough route of 141.8 kilometers, starting in Ljubljana and end in Sencurin a career that included three climbs to Mozjanca (2.1 kilometers at an average slope of 10.2%), in which Alvarez He has been the true cheerleader of the race.

He attacked 35 kilometers from the finish line, already punishing his rivals and crossing the finish line with 40 seconds ahead of his rivals. Without being a pure and natural climber, Héctor has defended himself very well in the last climb, which has not prevented them from reaching him Max Bock, Jan Michal Jackowiak and Niels Driesen. Far from collapsing, from feeling surpassed by his rivals, the Spanish cyclist attacked again and in a last crazy descent, in which he was faster than the motorcycles that preceded him, he took out the Pole Jan Michal Jackowiak 20 seconds, which in the end was the margin with which he reached the finish line to become the new European U23 champion.

Bronze last year in the European road race, Álvarez continues to progress more than adequately, as demonstrated by his two medals in the World and today’s European title. A harvest that surely tastes little and that he will try to expand on October 7 (12:45 p.m.), in the time trial, in which he will also be Eñaut Urkaregia specialty in which he was already third in Montreal. Double at Pogacar’s home?